The Goldbergs on the Radio: Ep. 1538

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The Goldbergs: Episode 1538. Date: August 18, 1943. Cast: Gertrude Berg (Molly Goldberg); James R. Waters (Jake Goldberg); Roslyn Silber (Rosalie Goldberg); Alfred Ryder (Sammy Goldberg); Menasha Skulnik (Uncle David).

Announcer introduction: "If you tried to pin Molly down at this minute and asked her what she really believed about Grace, I'm afraid Molly wouldn't be able to answer... because this girl has seemed to be everything at once... a liar when she came to the Goldbergs posing as Sammy's wife and a cheat because her purpose was to swindle them. When George, Grace's partner in crime, confessed to their motives, Molly tried to give the girl another chance to redeem herself, and it looked for a while as if she'd been successful, for Grace broke down and wept. But Grace hasn't changed... and what's more she hasn't been heard from since she left the house to collect some extra money for the Juvenile Delinquency Fund... Molly and Jake realize now that Grace is going to run away with that money... Listen..."

Announcer close: "And so Molly's experiment in reforming human nature seems to be a total flop... Grace is gone... with the money, and Molly is left not only disappointed but responsible for all the funds that Grace took with her."

A hallmark of the golden age of radio, The Goldbergs (1929-1946) was one of the earliest entertainment programs to authentically explore Jewish life in America. Learn more at cinema.ucla.edu.

Complete Record: The Goldbergs: Episode 1538. Date: August 18, 1943. Cast: Gertrude Berg (Molly Goldberg); James R. Waters (Jake Goldberg); Roslyn Silber (Rosalie Goldberg); Alfred Ryder (Sammy Goldberg); Menasha Skulnik (Uncle David). Announcer introduction: "If you tried to pin Molly down at this minute and asked her what she really believed about Grace, I'm afraid Molly wouldn't be able to answer... because this girl has seemed to be everything at once... a liar when she came to the Goldbergs posing as Sammy's wife and a cheat because her purpose was to swindle them. When George, Grace's partner in crime, confessed to their motives, Molly tried to give the girl another chance to redeem herself, and it looked for a while as if she'd been successful, for Grace broke down and wept. But Grace hasn't changed... and what's more she hasn't been heard from since she left the house to collect some extra money for the Juvenile Delinquency Fund... Molly and Jake realize now that Grace is going to run away with that money... Listen..." Announcer close: "And so Molly's experiment in reforming human nature seems to be a total flop... Grace is gone... with the money, and Molly is left not only disappointed but responsible for all the funds that Grace took with her." A hallmark of the golden age of radio, The Goldbergs (1929-1946) was one of the earliest entertainment programs to authentically explore Jewish life in America. Learn more at cinema.ucla.edu.

Transcription

you is anybody there's Molly folks that means your friends The Goldbergs are here brought to you by doz the new kind of soap for everything in your watch first let's drop in on the doam family well there's ma doam in the kitchen fixing dinner uh-oh there's that flutter head cousin doam just coming in the back door all excited would you believe it Ma I just met the nicest man and I owe it all the does now cousin doam I know doz is a wonderful new kind of soap but how could it help you meet a man well this nice man saw me buying doz at the cornner store and asked me why and I said because doz does everything in the wash work shirts towels and rayons just everything yes go on oh he smiles so sweet like when I said does it get his work shirts clean too did you tell him there's no hard scrubbing with do you know you don't even need a bar soap anymore cuz do gets even paw grimiest overalls clean all by itself oh I told him that and he started walking home with me he did yes he said any girl who knew how to get his towels white was a friend of his isn't that exciting well I hope you told him does get the streakiest towels whites a cloud I've never seen whiter washes oh yes I told him and then he said to me do you does that pretty r on blouse you're wearing well you told him didn't you the doz gives longer life to the delicate colors you wash oh yes Ma I felt just like a school girl I looked into his eyes and I said oh does does everything and he said well can it cook and what did you say no but I can oh that cousin does them but you know she's right about does it's the only leading wash day soap that combines so much safe for colors along with so much cleaning power for the tough dirt and unsurpassed whiteness for your towels try does Duz It does everything in your wash and now the Goldbergs if you tried to pin Molly down at this minute and ask her what she really believes about Grace then I'm afraid Molly wouldn't be able to answer because this girl has seemed to be everything at once a liar when she came to the Goldbergs posing in Samy's wife and a cheat because her purpose was to Swindle them when George Grace's partner in crime confessed to their motives Molly tried to give the girl another chance to redeem herself and it looked for a while as if she'd been successful for Grace broke down and wept but Grace hasn't changed and what's more she hasn't been heard from since she left the house to collect some extra money for the juvenile delinquency fund Molly and Jake realized now that Grace is going to run away away with that money listen Jak Jake why don't you come into the back seat with us and sit with me and David and let George Drive H Molly please I'm going to drive Jake is going to drive M all right all right are you seated yes I'm seated I'm seated I'm seated yeah just one minute but don't start the car one minute Jay darling I forgot to tell Rosal something please no don't start one second rosley rosley darling stay in the house don't go no place don't go to the library say maybe it'll be a telephone call maybe grateful call anyway and if she comes home don't say where we went or what or wa so that we was nous Molly mlly there's no time M nous don't say was nervous why you hear don't say the the called and don't say the re call and don't say the C called silence is golden golden m m and darling see T you lady should be pting because you'll come over toer set the table Yeah and turn over my leg it shouldn't get too Brown let's get started Mrs gold stay by the telephone and don't answer question only Hello M we having a time goodbye swee goodbye Angel goodbye dear let's get started all right I'm I'm ready I'm ready to start the car Jake start the car first where are the people who called you where did Grace go first where did yeah yeah the de the the decas the deck the deck that was the first stop I think so so start Jake start Jake I can't start until I know in which direction I'm going well after she left the Deckers in which direction did she go after the deck um after the deck she went to the Crawford the Crawford $50 she got from the Crawford and then and then and then she went to the vilus vilus $200 she got from the vilus well we'll go to the vilus forest if that was Grace's last stop all right so so which way which way is the vilus you don't know which way is the vilus Molly you don't know which way is theil how should I know which way is the vilus the vilus is not is not from the town people the millions of Summer people I think thinking is no good mly you have to know I have to know I have to know I can know all the summer people no exactly I don't know exactly where the vilus I think the vilus house is the Fuller house that was rented from the Fullers or the scribers if um if it's the Fuller house so it's up by the cemetery and over and if it's the scrip house so it's down by the railroad and cross up I can't go this way and that way Molly J can't go this way and that way Molly uh let me go over to Martha and ask wait George besides in any way there is no besides go George there's no besides M all right go go go over to Martha George and ask her if she knows where the scrib is with the summer people go George all right go dear all right come here you want to know which one the Vil vili with the the summer people the summer folks I'm I'm sure it's the Full House of the S house but Jake I mean what point is it to go to the vus if I I mean if if Grace left there already at least we can drive up the road we can drive up the road m m Grace and meet Grace all the money mly what's going to be with all the money maybe I don't know but if she said she went to take it for the Del infant children maybe maybe she could be coming home with the money not are you willing to take that chance I am not I'm not Molly if George is VOR you can be VOR he's her husband and he knows her better than you or I yeah he he knows it better Mar well George it's the scrier place the over over the tracks in the hill over the tracks and up the hill get in the car George get in the car George get in the car George all right the scri is the scribus place see that start J darling start already so is the scri place I didn't know if it's the scrip I didn't know if it's the the fullest place I know it's the scri Jake darling straight straight I know where the railroad tracks are it's straight Jak George that's a lot of money Grace say it's a lot of money for us to have to make good yes it was a mistake in the first place I hope you heard that mly you you heard it mly not so fast Jake a little slower Jake a little slower you you don't think it's possible that anything is possible but a few things are probable but slower Jake please Grace didn't go and collect more funds because her heart was going out to the lant children hey you get over on the side of the road you want the whole Bo take it can you imagine well you you you was a little over J I was a little over a little J I was a little Jake please so you wasn't a little so you wasn't look in front Jake please look in front let George Drive you're too nervous Jake M one more similar remark and I'm stopping the car and the which way here straight by the station and over how far from the station is a scrier place how far I I don't know how far we we was very picking there once answer my question directly mly we didn't ask about B how far is was the question because I I have to think how far we walked and and when we was very picking because we walked and we started and and we started from the house directly after lunch and picked and and and we picked again picked and picked I don't know how far it is riding Jake walking walking it took from half to lunch and four quarts berries and I was back scarcely scarely before Dr came home for something we got a little hitch and the rest we worked that's how I know it oh the train is coming oh the train is going to pass the track now we stop the car D I will be held up now by the train maybe maybe we can go under the Trestle there is no Trestle what train is this what train is this this is east west north south B bound that's the train to New York it's three 6 EAS B another delay wouldn't take long wouldn't take long how long will it take the train comes in take a minute that's the New York train that's the train I took last year when I went to New York to see Mrs Bloom when she was in the clinic this train goes to New York h 336 in 336 in New York who's that oh look at few people is gone to New York y you people yeah what's the yooing m y what are you yo nobody can like you who that's Mary foot's nephew he was home on a fell only now home on a fell he was going to come over and he was so busy he sees me David yeah he looks at you are you he didn't see me yeah he did yeah me Mrs gold me he saw me yeah here you fine wonderful wonderful wonderful boy wonderful boy look what Uncle Sam did to him 30 m told me 30 more George I see wait what what is it hurry quick what is it hurry quick where is he where is he running what is it what hurry no where is you hurrying mly what is it quick what is it mly o h tell me what it is I can't see I can't see the George get on the train Molly why did he have to get done because because Grace got on the train and so Molly's experiment in reforming human nature seems to be a total flop Grace is Gone with the money and Molly is left not only disappointed but responsible for all the funds that Grace took with her well it's true wishing for something won't make it happen of course we still go on wishing don't we for instance uny doam is always wishing for things yesterday an said wish I had as much gumption as them does Suds they stand up till every dish is done but gosh I have to sit down before I'm halfway through there's nothing halfway about does zky this new kind of soap does everything in the wash and has everything for dishes too does sud stand up till the last dish is done cut grease like 60 yet they're kinder to hands than any other leading granulated wash day soap honestly does sud stand up through the greasiest pans you don't keep adding soap and doz cuts grease in less than half a minute yet it leaves hands soft and smooth why not yet does it has everything for dishes and would you do this for victory don't waste does all soaps contain vital War materials so don't wash a few dishes wait till there's a pan full see to it every bit of do you use does more be sure to listen to the next episode of The Goldbergs written for you by Gertrude Berg Molly realizes the full implication of her action and we find out what George is up to this is Clayton Cara speaking and and reminding you to do as the dohms do let does the new kind of soap do everything in your wash


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